Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Pandemic gets a Lord of the Rings installment, finally! In Matt Leacock's newest cooperative board game, you play as heroes of Middle Earth, trying to destroy the one ring before all hope is lost. With lots of card play and asymmetry, there is a ton of replayability to complete all of the objectives! You can even play this game solo and on boardgame arena! There is some dice rolling to simulate combat from War of the Ring, especially with those Nazgul flying around. Does this give a captivating cooperative experience with minimal chits and lots of scary things from the shadow deck? Does Pandemic now have another great family package?
Games mentioned: Spirit Island, 7 Wonders Lord of the Rings Duel, War of the Ring, War of the Ring the card game
Play Goblins Hate Xmas: kickstarter.com/projects/1079918072/goblins-hate-xmas?ref=1y67gw
Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Goblins Hate Xmas - (0:56)
Overview - (1:37)
How to Play - (3:01)
Pros - (5:21)
Cons - (18:49)
Recommender Score - (30:43)
Alexander''s Personal Score - (34:10)
Ashton's Personal Score - (36:42)
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Stuff Used
Middle Ages — Taking the Hobbits to Isengard (Medieval Cover)
youtube.com/watch?v=dZEsQRLAQ1I&list=RDdZEsQRLAQ1I
Thomas Mutiu — Adventures of a Wanderer
youtube.com/watch?v=C_q6bu-kvko&list=RDC_q6bu-kvko
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Pandemic gets a Lord of the Rings installment, finally! In Matt Leacock's newest cooperative board game, you play as heroes of Middle Earth, trying to destroy the one ring before all hope is lost. With lots of card play and asymmetry, there is a ton of replayability to complete all of the objectives! You can even play this game solo and on boardgame arena! There is some dice rolling to simulate combat from War of the Ring, especially with those Nazgul flying around. Does this give a captivating cooperative experience with minimal chits and lots of scary things from the shadow deck? Does Pandemic now have another great family package?
Games mentioned: Spirit Island, 7 Wonders Lord of the Rings Duel, War of the Ring, War of the Ring the card game
Play Goblins Hate Xmas: kickstarter.com/projects/1079918072/goblins-hate-xmas?ref=1y67gw
Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Goblins Hate Xmas - (0:56)
Overview - (1:37)
How to Play - (3:01)
Pros - (5:21)
Cons - (18:49)
Recommender Score - (30:43)
Alexander''s Personal Score - (34:10)
Ashton's Personal Score - (36:42)
Support us:
patreon.com/shelfside
ko-fi.com/shelfside
Our Website!
shelfside.co
Purchase Games We’ve Reviewed! (Paid Link)
amazon.com/shop/shelfside
Shelfside Social Media:
twitter.com/ShelfSideYT
instagram.com/shelfsideboardgames
facebook.com/ShelfsideYT
discord.gg/U7QQKqYT62
Links to our other stuff:
Ashton's Channel: youtube.com/ashtonwu
Daniel's Channel: youtube.com/user/doyduh2
Stuff Used
Middle Ages — Taking the Hobbits to Isengard (Medieval Cover)
youtube.com/watch?v=dZEsQRLAQ1I&list=RDdZEsQRLAQ1I
Thomas Mutiu — Adventures of a Wanderer
youtube.com/watch?v=C_q6bu-kvko&list=RDC_q6bu-kvko
#boardgames #tabletop #review
